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Nokia not doing android was a political decission by M$ to push Windows phone. It was not an economical decission.
by gonvaled 9y ago
Nokia not doing android was a political decission by M$ to push Windows phone. It was not an economical decission.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoI have a Nokia X (wife was working at Nokia before the buy out). It wasn’t a nice phone, the software was just a kludge compared to real WP devices. I’m not sure how Nokia could have achieved their goals being just another Android brand. It works now because they are starting from zero, but back then that wasn’t the case. WP was the better bet for Nokia, but they didn’t have any good choices at that point.
- macspoofing 9y agoAnd Android was not a ticket to success. Approximately one company outside of China actually made money with Android.
- StudentStuff 9y agoFunnily enough, Nokia is #3 in sales among Android vendors. They literally outsell everyone (Google included) except LG, Samsung and Apple, quite impressive: https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17007498/nokia-hmd-phones-sales-google-htc-oneplus-report https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17007498/nokia-hmd-phones... Turns out there is a market for a well built phone that gets security and Android updates in a rapid manner!
- macspoofing 9y agoThe actual sales numbers put them way in the back of the pack. And are they actually making any money? Because LG moves 5 times more units and cannot make any kind of profit.
- StudentStuff 9y ago4.4 million phones is a good clip, esp. with how few devices Nokia has. LG has hundreds of models on sale (which is part of what bleeds their profits) while Nokia has a bit over a dozen. Much lower R&D cost, plus a smaller maintenance burden.